Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/03/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jim No, I can't see Julian. The mountains are the Lagunas. I have a very good view, as I live near the top of Mt Soledad, with views to the East and South. Of course I know of Mt Helix, but I wouldn't want to live there. Much too hot. As any Southern Californian knows, "There Is No Life East of I-5" Jerry Jim Hemenway wrote: > Jerry: > > Seventy degrees? That's way too hot... I'm surprised that you reached > the end of your lush lawn in that heat. > > I look forward to seeing your pics. Where was the snow? Do you have a > clear view of the area around Julian from your patio? > > Do you know of Mt Helix in (perhaps) La Mesa? I remember being there > once around 1963/64 and could see the snow in the distant east. > > -- > > Jim - http://www.hemenway.com > > Jerry Lehrer wrote: > > > > Jim > > > > It was not that warm, it was about 70 degrees F, or 21 C. > > > > And I did walk way out, on our lush, green lawn, to get more pics > > to the south. > > > > Jerry > > > > Jim Hemenway wrote: > > > > > So, you were shooting from your patio... in hot, stripling SoCal! > > > > > > And you call that OUT taking pictures???? : ) > > > -- > > > > > > Jim - http://www.hemenway.com > > > > > > Jerry Lehrer wrote: > > > > > > > > Seth and Austin, > > > > > > > > I was out taking pictures today! I was so inspired by all you flatlanders > > > > and your snow pics, that I decided to do the same. Our local mountains > > > > are covered with snow, so I shot some pics from my patio with lawn and > > > > palm trees in the foreground, snowy mountains a few miles away. Used > > > > a Leica with an adapter for a Nikon 500 mm f8 Mirror lens. Fixed focus > > > > at infinity, of course, as the lens can't couple to the M rangefinder. I'll > > > > try > > > > to get the negs scanned so I can send them. > > > > > > > > Frankly, since I can't ski any more, that's as close as I want to get to > > > > snow. > > > > > > > > Jerry > > > > > > > > Austin Franklin wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hi Seth, > > > > > > > > > > > P.S. Why aren't we out taking pitchers? > > > > > > > > > > Er, it's friggin' pouring RAIN here in Harvard, MA! I am spending the day > > > > > polishing my cameras ;-) > > > > > > > > > > Austin > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > > > > > -- > > > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > -- > > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html